Leadership Team - Biography

Tommie Brooks is executive vice president and chief financial officer of Symetra Financial Corporation and its insurance subsidiaries. Mr. Brooks is responsible for leading the company’s financial operations and strategy and serves as a liaison between the company and its board of directors and rating agencies.

Mr. Brooks joined Symetra in 1992 as an actuarial student in the Retirement Division. He went on to hold several management positions with actuarial teams throughout the company. He was named chief actuary in 2007, promoted to senior vice president in 2010, and executive vice president and chief financial officer in February 2018.

Mr. Brooks is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and is a member of the American Academy of Actuaries. He earned a bachelor’s degree in math and actuarial sciences from Central Washington University.